How to Back Up Your Channel Subscriptions (189881)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 98

This article was previously published under Q189881
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SUMMARY

This article describes how to back up your channel subscriptions. When you back up your channel subscriptions, you can restore them to your computer or another computer.

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WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it.

To back up your channel subscriptions, use Registry Editor to export the following registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\NotificationMgr
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Taskman

For information about how to export a registry key, click Help Topics on the Help menu in Registry Editor, click the Index tab, type exporting, click Exporting The Registry, and then click Display.

To import the .reg file back into the registry, double-click it. For additional information about how to import a registry file, click Help Topics on the Help menu in Registry Editor, click the Index tab, type importing, click Importing The Registry, and then click Display.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:12/16/2004
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